⚠️ Important: Strimzi 0.44 supports only Kubernetes 1.25 and newer. Kubernetes 1.23 and 1.24 are not supported anymore.

Main changes since 0.43.0

This release contains the following new features and improvements:

• Add the "Unmanaged" KafkaTopic status update.
• The ContinueReconciliationOnManualRollingUpdateFailure feature gate moves to beta stage and is enabled by default. If needed, ContinueReconciliationOnManualRollingUpdateFailure can be disabled in the feature gates configuration in the Cluster Operator.
• Add support for managing connector offsets via KafkaConnector and KafkaMirrorMaker2 custom resources.
• Add support for templating host and advertisedHost fields in listener configuration.
• Allow configuration of environment variables based on Config Map or Secret for every container in the container template sections.
• Add support for disabling the generation of PodDisruptionBudget resources by the Cluster Operator.
• Add support for running an automatic rebalancing, via Cruise Control, when the cluster is scaled down or up:
  • after a scaling up, the operator triggers an auto-rebalancing for moving some of the existing partitions to the newly added brokers.
  • before scaling down, and if the brokers to remove are hosting partitions, the operator triggers an auto-rebalancing to these partitions off the brokers to make them free to be removed.
• Strimzi Access Operator 0.1.0 added to the installation files and examples

All changes can be found under the 0.44.0 milestone.

Watch out also for some notable changes, deprecations, and removals:

• When finalizers are enabled (default), the Topic Operator will no longer restore finalizers on unmanaged KafkaTopic resources if they are removed, aligning the behavior with paused topics, where finalizers are also not restored. This change matches user expectations.
• The External Configuration (.spec.externalConfiguration) in KafkaConnect and KafkaMirrorMaker2 resources is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Please use the environment variables, additional volumes and volume mounts in Pod and container templates instead.
• The Strimzi Canary installation files were removed based on the Strimzi proposal 086 as the project was discontinued and archived.

Upgrading from Strimzi 0.43.0

See the documentation for upgrade instructions.

Upgrading from Strimzi 0.22 or earlier

Direct upgrade from Strimzi 0.22 or earlier is not supported anymore! You have to upgrade first to one of the previous versions of Strimzi. You will also need to convert the CRD resources. For more details, see the documentation.

Container images

The following container images are part of this release:

New Contributors

• @wangshu3000 made their first contribution in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10480
• @Xander-run made their first contribution in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10509
• @padilo made their first contribution in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10451
• @dandotimujahid made their first contribution in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10700
• @varada-sunanda-ibm made their first contribution in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10632

What's Changed

• Bump the main branch to 0.44.0-SNAPSHOT by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10478
• [ST] Add CC API Users test by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10473
• docs(refactor): refactor of the overview guide by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10460
• Update of unit tests to use KRaft - part 10 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10477
• [ST] Remove few methods/classes that are not used by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10474
• Fix duplicate clustersrolebindings issue by @Eric84626 in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10479
• improve tiered storage system test by @showuon in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10471
• [system test] - re-write some tests to use pattern with trusted certi… by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10475
• docs(cruise control): format fix for cc api users section by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10485
• Disable unmanaged topics reconciliation by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10481
• Add Strimzi 0.43.0 to the main branch by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10488
• Remove keystore/truststore pwd from kafka agent command by @wangshu3000 in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10480
• Update supported Kubernetes version to 1.25+ by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10490
• Do not generate empty required arrays in OneOf definition by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10492
• [ST] Change ST after release 0.43.0 Upgrade/Downgrade and OLM defaults by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10493
• Add release trigger to Packit to trigger system tests on TF (amd64+arm64) by @Frawless in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10413
• Part 11 of unit tests update for KRaft by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10499
• [ST] removal of resources from co-namespace across ST (except for upgrade downgrade STs) by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10501
• Part 12 of unit tests update for KRaft by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10505
• Use properly kube version for Kind setup and resolve TF errors by @Frawless in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10507
• Added the scorecard github action and its badge by @harshitasao in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10421
• Improve KRaft based affinity and toleration tests by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10510
• [ST] unused tags removal: internalclients, arm arch unsupported by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10497
• Pin the upload-sarif GitHub action in the Scorecard workflow by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10520
• Use different image for RegistryProxy to workaround minikube startup failures by @Frawless in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10519
• Fix port handling in the Kafka Agent by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10516
• fix: Correct the order of generating default and overridden broker capacities in Capacity.processCapacityEntries by @Xander-run in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10509
• Increase minio secret key length for FIPS by @showuon in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10518
• [ST] enable most of formerly kraftNotEnabled tests by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10521
• Fix topic operator loop for unmanaged topics by @padilo in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10451
• Fix various JavaDoc style issues by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10525
• Minor clean-up of the test module by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10526
• Fix bugs for automatic refresh of KafkaRebalance by @tinaselenge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10486
• Improve handling of custom Cruise Control topic configurations by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10511
• Block options and not prefixes in Kafka Connector configs by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10503
• [ST] Parallelize kubeClient interactions in AbstractUpgradeST by @lhunyady in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10514
• docs(oauth): sasl extensions for custom oauthbearer implementations by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10523
• Improve handling of invalid topic configurations by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10517
• Add Reddit to Adopters file by @tomncooper in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10529
• Fix topicId status update by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10491
• Promote ContinueReconciliationOnManualRollingUpdateFailure feature gate to beta by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10524
• Move JavaDoc validation to Checkstyle by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10527
• [ST] Bump Test-Frame to 0.6.1 and add handling of the new metric types by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10506
• [ST] Upgrade tests removal of resources from co-namespace by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10512
• Add current Raft state metric to the exported metrics by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10533
• Fix checkstyle check by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10537
• Use LockSupport.parkNanos instead of Thread.sleep in systemtests by @kornys in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10522
• Add two more topicId tests by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10536
• [system test] [doc] bridge package by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10225
• Update Vert.x to 4.5.10 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10539
• Add Topic Operator refactoring: handlers by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10412
• [ST] acceptance profile test count reduction by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10528
• Run AZP in KRaft mode and create ZK regression pipeline by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10532
• Simple refactoring on editing Kafka custom resource during KRaft migration tests by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10546
• Using enum rebalance state for KafkaRebalance operator tests by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10547
• Use Fabric8 Kubernetes client in Kubernetes based integration tests by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10545
• [system test] DOCs generator update to use absolute path by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10549
• [ST] Use the KafkaConnect with Connector upgrade/downgrade scenario as the main one by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10544
• Move the Kube/OpenShift clients and cluster helper classes to systemtest module by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10551
• Suppress deprecatios in KafkaMirrorMakerCrdIT by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10552
• Try to stabilize KafkaConnectorIT tests by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10550
• Continue refactoring of the test module by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10553
• Improve the TestSeparator to indicate if the test failed or succeeded by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10554
• [system test] Run DOCs STs generator only in install goal not verify (during tests) by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10558
• Allow configuring advertised.listeners for controllers with Kafka version 3.9.0 by @tinaselenge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10530
• Add current raft state to grafana dashboard by @MichaelMorrisEst in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10548
• Add OneOf constraint to Connect external configuration by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10560
• docs(ports): adds a description of port 8443 used by KafkaAgent by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10570
• Deprecate the External Configuration Volumes by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10566
• Update the Kindcontainer used in MockKube tests by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10574
• docs(review): minor doc updates and improvements from review by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10579
• Reorder the Kafka KRaft example based on priority by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10575
• [system test] [doc] connect package by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10567
• [ST] upgrade downgrade STs namespaces creation/deletion minor fix by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10568
• Reorder remaining examples based on importance by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10588
• Refactor KafkaCluster tests to not use internal methods by @MichaelMorrisEst in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10590
• docs(keycloak): updates from review by keycloak dev by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10581
• [ST] use namespace as first parameter in methods by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10542
• Possibility to override kaniko executor image in systemtest by @akatona84 in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10580
• Roll controller nodes on num.partitions change by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10594
• Add mechanism to manage offsets through KafkaConnector and KafkaMirrorMaker2 resources by @katheris in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10563
• Use init container for Kafka nodes only when needed by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10596
• [ST] Fix NetworkPoliciesST test by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10598
• docs(overview): updates component descriptions by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10595
• Fix typos in Kafka Connect custom volume examples by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10611
• [system test] Move TestUtils methods used only in STs to systemtest m… by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10610
• Remove duplicate methods in Connect operators by @katheris in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10604
• Update setup-kind.sh to correctly set docker login and remove unused variables from the script by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10617
• Remove superflous method from ReadWriteUtils by @MichaelMorrisEst in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10608
• Fixed wrong strimzi domain for rebalance annotation in Javadoc by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10622
• Update Cruise Control to 2.5.139 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10621
• Allow templating of host and advertisedHost fields by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10605
• [performance] - Remove bulk and streams use cases from UO and TO. Scallability test added. by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10138
• Add support for Secret or ConfigMap based environment variables in ContainerTemplate by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10623
• [system test] [doc] cruise control package by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10615
• [system test] [doc] Add TestDocsLabels class to remove redundancy by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10633
• [system test] Create a new Tags class by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10624
• Move ContainerEnvVar class to the template subpackage by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10628
• Fix reliability issue with test case by @MichaelMorrisEst in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10635
• [ST] add new util method to check crd presence and use it in UpgradeSTs by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10634
• docs(deployment): updates the deployment prep content and download references by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10638
• [ST] Fix StrimziUpgradeST.testUpgradeAcrossVersionsWithUnsupportedKafkaVersion test to run only when there is really an unsupported Kafka version across versions by @egyedt in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10496
• Add env var to disable creation of PodDisruptionBudget by @katheris in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10614
• [ST] ConnectST: switch from (deprecated) External Config volumes to volume mounts. by @henryZrncik in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10609
• Update Fabric8 Kubernetes client to 6.13.4 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10642
• Update Kafka Configuration Diff and its test by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10639
• Clean up methods in Connect and MM2 Assembly Operators by @katheris in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10640
• Decide if option is custom or not in a single place by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10643
• Configure custom listener certificates and OAuth only on broker nodes by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10646
• Auto-rebalancing on scaling the cluster down/up by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10583
• Fix rebalance RF change race issue by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10641
• Add Access Operator 0.1.0 to the packaging directory by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10660
• Fixed autoRebalance status not reset when auto-rebalancing or Cruise Control is not enabled by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10652
• Add generic labels to docker images by @urbandan in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10671
• Use configuration providers instead of envsubst in Kafka configuration files by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10656
• Refactor the implementation for getting status of rebalance proposal request by @tinaselenge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10607
• Improve the CA not found error message by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10669
• Update the Helm Chart README with some new features and warnings by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10657
• Bump test frame 0.7.0 by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10675
• [ST] Remove assumption for skipping run on OLM and Helm from few tests by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10673
• Update Kubernetes Config Provider to 1.2.0 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10667
• Improved KafkaRebalance columns for rebalancing status and template by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10686
• [ST] Install CO with OLM without need of specifying OLM version for latest released operator by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10681
• Minor refactoring for IDE warnings by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10692
• Update Cruise Control to 2.5.141 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10696
• [ST] Use Test-Frame's LogCollector in STs by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10695
• docs(auto-rebalance): format fixes on API descriptions for auto-rebalance properties by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10699
• [system test] [doc] kafka package by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10650
• Updated helm-unittest version for s390x by @dandotimujahid in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10700
• Use valid label values in KafkaST tests by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10708
• docs(metrics): adds missing callout to metrics file list by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10702
• docs(tracing): adds configuration for TLS with OTLP tracing by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10680
• [ST] Remove line for setting null for LMFV in StrimziDowngradeST by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10709
• docs(connectors): adds procedures to manage connector offsets by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10661
• Bump org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server from 9.4.54.v20240208 to 9.4.55.v20240627 by @dependabot in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10716
• Fixed stuck reconciliation on failed request rebalance by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10717
• Reverted Python to v3.x working for pre-commit by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10721
• Follow up on fixing stuck reconciliation on failed request rebalance by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10720
• Annotate StrimziPodSets before rolling during CA renewal by @katheris in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10711
• Update Jetty to 9.4.56 by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10730
• Remove Canary install files from the packaging folder by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10734
• [DOC] Fix the image name in the TO customization Dockerfile by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10737
• Integrate Strimzi Access Operator into the release bundle by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10738
• Changed variable from class member to local variable by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10739
• Removed some commented script lines by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10742
• MirrorMaker2: Check if bootstrap servers are the same for different cluster aliases by @varada-sunanda-ibm in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10632
• Update the Kafka recovery procedure with KRaft notes by @fvaleri in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10728
• docs(auto-rebalance): adds new and updated content for auto-rebalancing by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10698
• [system test] Auto-rebalance feature test case by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10666
• Use Strimzi Test Container in TO tests by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10713
• Bump Test-Frame to 0.8.0 by @im-konge in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10747
• Refactored autorebalance by adding a dedicated Enum for modes by @ppatierno in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10744
• Do not log Kafka Agent configuration at Kafka node startup by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10750
• [system test] Fix testAutoKafkaRebalanceScaleUpScaleDown and make it … by @see-quick in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10754
• allow TLSv1.3 in ZK for FIPS client connection in testCertificates by @showuon in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10726
• docs(storage): updates the storage content for KRaft and node pools by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10731
• Revert "Annotate StrimziPodSets before rolling during CA renewal" by @scholzj in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10762
• docs(access operator): early access instructions for using the access operator by @PaulRMellor in https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/10752